l9n/ Oregon

2023 Regular Session

House Bill 3459

Extends sunset for requirement that Public Utility Commission provide, through rates charged to all customers of electric companies, collection of moneys for low-income electric bill payment and crisis assistance.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Ways and Means Committee on June 25, 2023. The 2023 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

<i>Prohibits energy utility from disconnecting service to residential customer for failure to pay amount owed for energy services.</i>] <i>Prohibits energy utility from seeking to collect from residential customer who spends six percent or more of household income on energy costs.</i>] <i>Requires energy utility to accept reasonable partial payment or payment plan for overdue amounts. Requires any partial payment or payment plan to be less than six percent of customer's household monthly income.</i>] <i>Permits energy utility to recover costs for overdue amounts in rates to all residential service customers.</i>] <i>Requires energy utility to provide Housing and Community Services Department with contact information for residential customers who have higher than average energy usage. Requires department to contact customers to help customers access programs and resources that may assist with reducing energy usage.</i>] <b>Extends sunset for requirement that Public Utility Commission provide, through rates charged to all customers of electric companies, collection of moneys for low-income electric bill payment and crisis assistance. <b>Removes requirement that assistance be only for customers who lost income due to circumstances arising from disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). <b>Reduces amount to be collected per calendar year from $10 million to $5 million.</b>

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

Its course

February 28 to June 25, 2023, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action7 actions on 6 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 28 to Jun 25 · stopped117 days

Waiting for a committeeFeb 28 to Mar 33 days

Climate, Energy, and EnvironmentMar 3 to Apr 432 days

Ways and MeansApr 4 to Jun 25 · stopped82 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Apr 4

Text

Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.

l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislative Assembly published it is below.

In the House of Representatives Feb 28 – Jun 25

  1. Feb 28Introduced
  2. Mar 3Sent to Climate, Energy, and Environment
  3. Mar 27Heard in Climate, Energy, and Environment
  4. Mar 29Heard in Climate, Energy, and Environment
  5. Apr 4Climate, Energy, and Environment recommended it as amended, and that it go to Ways and Means
  6. Sent to Ways and Means
  7. Jun 25Died when the session ended
All 7 actions, as published
  1. Feb 28First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
  2. Mar 3Referred to Climate, Energy, and Environment.House of Representatives
  3. Mar 27Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
  4. Mar 29Work Session held.House of Representatives
  5. Apr 4Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means.House of Representatives
  6. Apr 4Referred to Ways and Means by order of Speaker.House of Representatives
  7. Jun 25In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives